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SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel vs. EN 1.4443 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and EN 1.4443 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4443 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
20
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 67
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.9 to 82.9
60.4 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.3 to 2.8
0